A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
Month Four saw me back on the road for the first two and a bit weeks before returning home to Sydney for the rest of the month. The first night of month four was my last night in Field. After spending the day cleaning and packing I was off on a night bus to Vancouver, […] Read more…
This month has been quite different from the previous two as I have been living in one place, the tiny town of Field in Yoho National Park which is part of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. I have been doing a Help Exchange placement, working at the small Fireweed Hostel and Mount Stephen Guesthouse three days […] Read more…
Have you ever been somewhere, absolutely loved it, even considered maybe moving there one day, then returned a few years later and thought: meh. That’s how I felt about Victoria, Canada. Don’t get me wrong, I still like the city. There were even things I loved about it. I was just underwhelmed on the whole […] Read more…
The first time I visited Denman Island I knew within days that it was special. Like with people, some places you just click with straight away and Denman Island was one of those places for me. It is one of my favourite places in the world, along with nearby Vancouver, and somewhere that I left […] Read more…
Two months down and I’m absolutely loving it! Like last month, this month has been about re-visiting places I love as well as exploring a few new ones. The beginning of my second month of travel saw me spend a couple more days in Denali National Park where I hiked up Mount Healy and around […] Read more…
My time on Hornby Island should have been different. I envisioned laying on the famous white sand beach and swimming in the clear waters of Tribune Bay. Hiking through the temperate rainforest and enjoying carefree summer days on a beautiful island paradise. Unfortunately my experience there couldn’t have been further from what I imagined. It […] Read more…
There are many, many beautiful hikes around Vancouver, one of the reasons I love this city so much. Over the years I have been steadily ticking different hikes off my list, a list that just keeps growing longer. One hike that I have been really wanting to do since I first heard about it the […] Read more…
So, it is already one month into my trip and man, time is flying! This month has been as much about re-visiting places I love as it has been about exploring new horizons and despite a couple of less than fun moments, all in all it has been an awesome ride so far. I started […] Read more…
I traveled through Canada for five months and only spent US$30 per day. It is possible to travel Canada on a budget. Before you ask, no, I didn’t sleep in the streets, sell my body or dumpster dive for food. I ate pretty well (most of the time), we always had a roof (or tent) over […] Read more…
Coming from the North Island of New Zealand, I grew up without knowing the captivation of the magical season known as fall in North America. A season that transforms parts of the US and Canada into a multi-hued, sanguine wonderland. Sure, we still had Autumn with the trees shedding their leaves, the temperature dropping in preparation […] Read more…